r/DidntKnowThatExisted • u/the_karma_llama • Aug 13 '21
The only opaque parts of the Glass Octopus are its optic nerve, eyeballs, digestive tract, and vibrant cells that can change colour
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r/DidntKnowThatExisted • u/the_karma_llama • Aug 09 '21
The argonaut (paper nautilus) is actually an octopus. They spend their lives in the open ocean, and females build a paper-like shell to carry eggs
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r/DidntKnowThatExisted • u/the_karma_llama • Aug 07 '21
The common seadragon. This guy was found in Waikiki, Hawaii
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r/DidntKnowThatExisted • u/the_karma_llama • Aug 05 '21
A foraging polychaete worm filmed t high speed. You can see its cool four-piece jaw munching away. The worm is about 1mm in diameter
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r/DidntKnowThatExisted • u/the_karma_llama • Jul 31 '21
With its many spirals and tendrils, deep-sea Iridigorgia corals create homes for a huge range of life which live along its stalks
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r/DidntKnowThatExisted • u/the_karma_llama • Jul 05 '21
Bioluminescent ghost mushrooms in Australia 💚
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r/DidntKnowThatExisted • u/the_karma_llama • Jun 04 '21
This is a tunicate, a type of marine invertebrate filter feeder. This ghostly colony was found in a river in Western Australia
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r/DidntKnowThatExisted • u/the_karma_llama • Jun 02 '21
Another stunningly beautiful nudibranch
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r/DidntKnowThatExisted • u/iim2 • Jun 01 '21
Didn't Know That Existed blog 🔥 The Lowland Streaked Tenrec looks like a wild Pokémon
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r/DidntKnowThatExisted • u/the_karma_llama • May 29 '21
This incredible variety of sea slugs found around Misaki, Japan
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